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Post by yorky on Jan 29, 2021 11:31:47 GMT -8
Soon to be mine, more pictures to follow when it arrives. Note the red and the more extensive white on the forewings.  |
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Post by yorky on Jan 29, 2021 11:34:28 GMT -8
Normal specimen for comparison  |
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Post by trehopr1 on Jan 29, 2021 11:56:49 GMT -8
That aberration looks fantastic !
You know, I swear I saw something similar to this offered by a seller in France recently...
If memory serves I know several bitters wanted it so the price hiked up to near 300 bucks before it ended.
When I am at home I will have to look on my iPad as I took a picture of it (as well as the ending price) to be certain and, I will also check the name that was given.
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Post by yorky on Jan 29, 2021 12:34:38 GMT -8
A slightly more extreme one went for £780 last week, the red markings were slightly larger.
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Post by trehopr1 on Jan 29, 2021 18:14:03 GMT -8
Here is the one that I was talking about. Apparently not the same species but, still similar looking. Those white hash marks on the forewings are pretty cool. Not quite as high (price-wise) as I had first mentioned...  |
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Post by yorky on Jan 30, 2021 2:02:09 GMT -8
Yes the abberations with red are far more expensive.
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Post by yorky on Jan 30, 2021 2:04:12 GMT -8
Here it is  |
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Post by wolf on Jan 30, 2021 3:12:54 GMT -8
Fantastic specimen!
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Post by yorky on Jan 30, 2021 5:53:52 GMT -8
This one is not the one I'm getting this is the one that sold for £780 |
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Post by pips on Jan 30, 2021 8:28:11 GMT -8
Beautiful specimen but sadly not natural. Chemical induced specimen made in a laboratory. |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jan 30, 2021 9:56:20 GMT -8
Why am I not surprised?
Adam.
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Post by livingplanet3 on Jan 30, 2021 10:07:20 GMT -8
Beautiful specimen but sadly not natural. Chemical induced specimen made in a laboratory. induced, and not via exposure to certain wavelengths of light? I've heard of instances in which the colors of Ornithoptera have allegedly been intentionally manipulated with UV and/or heat treatment to create "rare aberrations". |
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Post by yorky on Jan 30, 2021 10:18:50 GMT -8
Yes the ornithoptera fakes have now been given names by some. I ran across a guy at a fair here in England trying to sell them as naturally occurring abberations at extortive prices, the hate in his face as I was quizzing him about them was a sight to behold. I personally love some of these produced forms (not ornithoptera), especially the extreme ones, sure they don't have much scientific value but some of the colour combinations are staggering,especially the agrias prepona hybrids,
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Post by livingplanet3 on Jan 30, 2021 10:34:44 GMT -8
Yes the ornithoptera fakes have now been given names by some. I ran across a guy at a fair here in England trying to sell them as naturally occurring abberations at extortive prices, the hate in his face as I was quizzing him about them was a sight to behold. I personally love some of these produced forms (not ornithoptera), especially the extreme ones, sure they don't have much scientific value but some of the colour combinations are staggering,especially the agrias prepona hybrids, Do real Agrias X Prepona hybrids exist? Paul Smart seemed to think so, in the 1970s. I've also heard talk of possibly reclassifying Agrias under Prepona. |
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Post by yorky on Jan 30, 2021 10:52:31 GMT -8
I would think it highly likely seeing as they are so easy to breed in captivity.
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